Strainer for eaves-spouts



(No Model.)

G. W. VAN TASSJEL.4

STRAINER FOR SAVES 'SPOUTS` No. 289,478. f Patented Deo. 4,1888.

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UNITED STATES `PATENT OEEICE.

GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL, OF GIRARD, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-HALE TO FRANCIS X.LOMMER, OE MILLS GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA.

STRAINER FOR EAVES-SPO UTS.

SPECIFICATIONV forming` part of Letters Patent No. 289,473, datedDecember 4, 1.883.

" 'Application flied August 3,1883. (No model.)

.To all whom it 'maywconoer-n.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. VAN TAssEL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Girard, in the county of Erie and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStrainers for Eaves-` Spouts; and I do hereby declare the `following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others ro skilled in the artto which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention consists in providing a new and improved strainerattachment for eavesspouts.

The object of the invention is to provide an eaves-spout with a strainerfor removing dirt, leaves, te., from the rain -Water before it passesinto the cistern, said strainer to 4be so constructed that it will noteasily clog up,

V2o and will, when it does clog, discharge the water from it withoutcausing an overflow at the top of the spout, and also so that whenclogged it can be easily cleaned out. My device is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings as follows: i Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthe device with a part broken away to show construction. Fig. 2 is avertical section.

A is the body of the strainer. I) and E are 3o the parts by which itconnects with the eavesspout. F is the sieve. C is the door and wasteway. The body A may be in any form desired-round or drum shaped, asshown, or square, or V-shaped or otherwise-and the sieve may also bevaried in shape. y

The essential feature `of the'construction is that the sieve shallextend from points on the sides far above the discharge-pipe E down toor near to said pipe, and shall be sufficiently 4o far from the sides ofthe `body to afford free passage for water atall points., This isclearly shown to be the case in the drawings. The object of thisconstruction is `to prevent clogging'until a large amount of `deposithas accumulated. y

It will be seen that as the lowest part of the sieve becomes clogged thewater will still have free passage through the upper.` parts f of y thesieve, and it will not become wholly clogged 5o until a large amount ofdeposit has accumu- The case or body A and door are usually 6o made oftin, and the sieve is made of ordinary wire cloth or sieve material, andis secured in `thecase by solder or otherwise.. The pipes D and E aremade tapering, so as to easily receive the ordinary eaves-spouting. Earsb b are made on the sides of the case to provide for securing the sameto the wall of the building. The strainer will generally be `placed at`some convenient point near the cistern, or

where it can be easily observed and reached. 7o

I am aware of the invention shown in Letters Patent No. 174,701, grantedto Alfred D. Parker, March 14, 1876, and therefore make no claim toanything therein shown. It will be observed that in that device thestrainer doesnot extend from the door down to near the discharge-pipeand then up again on the opposite side; also, that the door cannot openl and serve asa spillway when the sieve becomes clogged, but must bemanipulated, 8o while in my device the spill is opened auto-` maticallyby the action of the water.

What I claim as new is- In a strainer for eaves-spouts, the combination,with the body A, having inlet and out- 8 5 let pipes, and a door, C,near the inlet, of a straining-sieve, F, extending from said door downto or near to the outlet-pipe and up again on the opposite side of thebody A to a point near the inlet, said sieve being sufficiently re- 9omoved from the sides of the body to allow the passage of water` at allpoints, substantially as and for the purposes mentioned.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in y presence of twowitnesses.

GEO. W. VAN TASSEL.

Witnesses:

;W. S. BEowN, l Roer. H. PORTER.

